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Signs on homes in Buena Park

Buena Park's own rules on signs on homes, with the code text for every value.

Each rule below links to the section of the Buena Park Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Buena Park's code says

Buena Park code What Buena Park's code adds
Signs that need no permit
  • Temporary signs advertising property for sale, lease or rental, located on the property offered, are exempt from a permit.
    Applies: They are subject to the section's limitations.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    Temporary signs advertising property for sale, lease, or rental, located on the property offered, subject to the following limitations:
For-sale and open-house signs
  • The maximum height is 8 feet above grade.
    Applies: Temporary signs advertising property for sale, lease or rental, on the property offered.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    8-foot maximum height above grade.
  • No more than 1 sign.
    Applies: Residential property; temporary sign advertising the property for sale, lease or rental, on the property offered.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    No more than one sign on each property offered except that a property which maintains a second street frontage on a major, primary, or secondary highway shall be permitted one additional sign; the maximum area of each sign shall be not more than six square feet.
  • 1 additional sign is allowed.
    Applies: A property with a second street frontage on a major, primary or secondary highway.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    No more than one sign on each property offered except that a property which maintains a second street frontage on a major, primary, or secondary highway shall be permitted one additional sign; the maximum area of each sign shall be not more than six square feet.
  • Up to 6 square feet for each sign.
    Applies: Residential property; each temporary sign advertising the property for sale, lease or rental, on the property offered.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    the maximum area of each sign shall be not more than six square feet.
  • Remove when escrow closes or the transaction is otherwise completed, or when the property leaves the market.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    All such signs shall be removed either when escrow is closed or a transaction is otherwise completed, or when the property is removed from the market.
  • No more than 4 pennants.
    Applies: On-site open house signing.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    Not more than four pennants of not more than three square feet each.
  • Up to 3 square feet each.
    Applies: On-site open house signing.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    Not more than four pennants of not more than three square feet each.
  • Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    Applies: On-site open house pennants.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday—9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
    Applies: On-site open house pennants.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    Saturday and Sunday—11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • 1 sign is allowed.
    Applies: A sign saying an open house is occurring now, in the front or side yard setback of the property offered.
    § 19.904.080 · code text
    One sign indicating that an open house is presently occurring shall be permitted in the front or side yard setback of the property being offered.

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Frequently asked questions

What signs may I put up at my home in Buena Park?

Buena Park's code: Temporary signs advertising property for sale, lease or rental, located on the property offered, are exempt from a permit. (They are subject to the section's limitations.) (§ 19.904.080); The maximum height is 8 feet above grade. (Temporary signs advertising property for sale, lease or rental, on the property offered.) (§ 19.904.080).

General information, not legal advice.

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